Masashi Ogawa, the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Nepal, presented the Letter of Credence to Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, President of Nepal this afternoon amidst a ceremony held at the President House, Shital Niwas, Kathmandu.

Mr. Ogawa joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1979. He has served in various positions in overseas mainly in China as well as at home as a diplomat.

In recent years, he had served as the Director of Japan-China Economic Affairs Division and Special Coordinator of the Personnel Division at MOFA before being appointed as the Ambassador of Japan to Nepal.